Its called the seas act and targets backers of a strong man u. S. Sanctions came into effect wednesday against the acid regime in syria but it did not have a government of a political victory after years of conflict and how will regime allies react to new sanctions this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the show im sam is a than the war in syria has devastated much of the country and its people but president bashar assad has remained in power with the help of foreign allies what is now another threat facing tens of millions of syrians though the economy has been decimated its now a 3rd of what it was its currency is in freefall and that so that a shortage of basic goods and rising prices but might not be able to count on his friends anymore to rebuild this state new u. S. Sanctions are now taking effect to punish anyone who does business with this country it targets politicians institutions businesses and those in gauged in transactions with the Syrian Government they could be bann